New Jersey's Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day Observance

NEW JERSEY’S ANNUAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS DAY OBSERVANCE

(doors open at 6pm for an information fair)

FREE and open to the public. 
RSVPs required: click here. 

featuring

The New Jersey Debut of A Day In The Life

A Live Performance of Survivor Stories written by teens and performed by teens

A Day in the Life, written by Katie Cappiello and starring the teen members of award-winning Arts Effect All-Girl Theater Company, reveals the truth about domestic trafficking and the impact of “pimp and ho” culture on lives of girls. Journey into lives of four teens whose paths have been forever changed by commercial sexual exploitation: Nadia attends her school's annual Pimps and Hoes party, Eve's father is arrested for solicitation, Kaitlyn’s cousin has been on the streets for 4 years with no support from family, and Desiree prepares to celebrate her Sweet 16 after finally escaping the life. These powerful stories, inspired by real events, will give audiences an authentic look at the complex, often misunderstood reality of domestic sex trafficking and ways in which it touches us all.

Courtney Wong

singer/songwriter and anti-Human Trafficking activist

Courtney Wong is an NYC-based singer/songwriter, worship leader, and anti-human trafficking activist striving to bring awareness to and combat the issues of poverty and human trafficking through worship and her original music. Courtney works with the New York City Urban Project (NYCUP), a nonprofit that engages college students with their faith to serve the homeless and end human trafficking. As part of NYCUP’s LoGOFF campaign, Courtney released a 7-video stopmotion film series on Youtube which explores different forms of human trafficking and features her original song, “Taking a Stand.” In 2012, she released her first official music video for “Taking a Stand” and won the 2012 Campus MovieFest Elfenworks Social Justice Award. Courtney’s album, Release. Revive. Right on Time., is available on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play.

Invited: Special guest speaker, Somaly Mam

Somaly Mam Foundation

The Somaly Mam Foundation (SMF) aims to give victims and survivors a voice in their lives, liberate victims, end slavery, and empower survivors as they create and sustain lives of dignity.The foundation is dedicated to the eradication of sex slavery and the empowerment of its survivors, led by the vision and life's work of Cambodian survivor and activist Somaly Mam. Founded in 2007, the organization's multilateral approach helps victims to escape their plight, empowers survivors with economic independence and as part of the solution, and engages governments, corporations, and individuals in the fight.

Justice Movement Dancers

For more information about the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking, visit www.NJHumanTrafficking.org, email njht@jfedgmw.org or call (973) 929-3064.